cilvēcīgums
Latvian
Etymology
From cilvēcīgs (“humane”) + -ums (with cilvēcīgs from cilvēks (“person, human being”) + -īgs, with palatalization of k to c.
Pronunciation
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Noun
cilvēcīgums m (1st declension)
- humaneness, humanity, compassion (the quality of one who is humane)
- Kārlī dziļi, dziļi paslēpies godīgums, cilvēcīgums, kas beidzot, Daces mīlestības atbalstīts, uzvar ― in Kārlis (there is) deeply, deeply hidden humanity, humaneness, which in the end, supported by Dace's love, wins
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cilvēcīgums | — |
| genitive | cilvēcīguma | — |
| dative | cilvēcīgumam | — |
| accusative | cilvēcīgumu | — |
| instrumental | cilvēcīgumu | — |
| locative | cilvēcīgumā | — |
| vocative | cilvēcīgum | — |